Places To Visit

Nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Charlottesville lies in the heart of ancestral Monacan Indian territory, near where the town of Monasukapanough had been settled for centuries. Founded in 1762 as the new county seat for Albemarle... Read More

Commissioned by Robert "King" Carter and completed in 1735, Christ Church is the finest and best preserved parish church from colonial Virginia. The church is a National Historic Landmark and one of America's great buildings. It retains most of its o... Read More

Set foot into some of the most interesting periods in America's past with a stroll amoung more than 350 originial 18th and 19th century buildings in Fredericksburg's 40-block National Historic District. While here, visitors can also step into over 10... Read More

Constructed in 1769 for the Harwood family, Historic Endview is one of the last remaining colonial buildings in Newport News. The Georgian-style house was located in close proximity to the route taken by the Continental Army and Virginia militia on t... Read More

Located near the Germanna Fort site, the Visitor Center, library, museum and memorial garden honor the first German immigrants settling in Virginia in 1714. Enjoy the Siegen Forest trails, the 170 acre forest behind their campus and Rapidan River acc... Read More

Historic Green Spring, built in 1784 by John Moss, has a rich history spanning farming, Civil War intrigue and architectural significance. Once home to the Moss family, then Civil War veteran Fountain Beattie and later power couple Michael and Belind... Read More

The Historic Henry County Courthouse, recognized as a community landmark, is home to the Martinsville-Henry County Historical Society as well as the Heritage Center & Museum, which showcases a variety of exhibits of local and regional history. It is ... Read More

Historic Huntley, built in 1825 as a summer retreat for Thomson Francis Mason, is a Federal-style villa located near Huntley Meadows Park. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it has served as a retreat, grain farm, Civil War encampmen... Read More

Historic Jamestowne offers much to see and do. A typical visit can last 2 to 3 hours, but those wishing to delve deeper into Jamestown's history can easily spend half a day or more exploring the island. See archaeology in action as the Jamestown Redi... Read More

Historic Kenmore is a beautiful, Georgian-style brick mansion built by George Washington's sister, Betty Washington Lewis, and her husband, Fredericksburg merchant Fielding Lewis, reflecting their pre-Revolutionary War wealth and gentry status. Th... Read More

Overlooking the James River, Kittiewan Plantation is a typical Colonial-period medium-size plantation house characteristic of the Virginia Tidewater. Built in the 18th Century, the first known owner of the house was Dr. William Rickman. In 1776 Rickm... Read More

Inspired by the Great Awakening, the successful struggle for American religious and civil liberty began at this Hanover meeting house. Bricklayer Samuel Morris and his fellow Hanover Presbyterian dissenters were led in worship by Rev. Samuel Davies, ... Read More

Turn back the pages of time and become immersed in the Colonial spirit of Williamsburg, a historic city steeped in tradition and forever preserved as part of our nation's history. Discover this 170-acre Early American town featuring 18th-century Engl... Read More

Constructed of native stones from the Blue Ridge Mountains, the beautiful rock churches in Floyd are three of the six rock churches built in the first half of the 20th century under the leadership of Rev. Bob Childress. Made famous by the book The Ma... Read More

A National Historic Landmark on the James River off sceneic Route 5 between Richmond and Williamsburg, Shirley stands as a testament to Colonial life and early American history of the indigenous, sttlers, indentured, and enslaved. An active family fa... Read More